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8-K filed April 19, 2024, 7:59 PM ET CIK 0000054381
M&A confidence high sentiment positive materiality 1.00

KAMAN Corp: M&A transaction — Arcline completes acquisition of Kaman for $46/share, total EV ~$1.8B; stock delisted from NYSE

KAMAN Corp

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Departed (interim)

Carroll K. Lane

Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer
KAMAN Corp
Filed
April 19, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Mr. Lane, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Richard S. Smith, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, were notified that their employment with the Company will be terminated with an effective date of no later than May 31, 2024, in the case of Mr. Smith, and no later than June 30, 2024, in the case of Mr. Lane, in each case unless an earlier termination date is mutually agreed between each executive officer and the Company.
Appointed

Carroll K. Lane

Director
KAMAN Corp
Effective
2024-04-19
Filed
April 19, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Carroll K. Lane and Mr. Walsh became the sole directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time.
Departed

Richard S. Smith, Jr.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
KAMAN Corp
Filed
April 19, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Mr. Lane, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Richard S. Smith, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, were notified that their employment with the Company will be terminated with an effective date of no later than May 31, 2024, in the case of Mr. Smith, and no later than June 30, 2024, in the case of Mr. Lane, in each case unless an earlier termination date is mutually agreed between each executive officer and the Company.

Key facts

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

KAMAN Corp amended convertible notes with U.S. Bank National Association.

Instrument
convertible notes
Counterparty
U.S. Bank National Association
Event
amendment
Exact text from the filing
the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes into Common Stock has been changed into the right to convert such principal amount solely into a number of units of Reference Property
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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.95

KAMAN Corp incurred credit facility of $815,000,000 with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc..

Instrument
credit facility
Principal
$815,000,000
Counterparty
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
an initial senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $815,000,000
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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.95

KAMAN Corp incurred revolving credit of $150,000,000 with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc..

Instrument
revolving credit
Principal
$150,000,000
Counterparty
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
an initial senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $150,000,000
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Carroll K. Lane was terminated as Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at KAMAN Corp.

Action
terminated
Role
Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
Mr. Lane, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Richard S. Smith, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, were notified that their employment with the Company will be terminated with an effective date of no later than May 31, 2024, in the case of Mr. Smith, and no later than June 30, 2024, in the case of Mr. Lane, in each case unless an earlier termination date is mutually agreed between each executive officer and the Company.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Carroll K. Lane was appointed as Director at KAMAN Corp.

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Carroll K. Lane and Mr. Walsh became the sole directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Richard S. Smith, Jr. was terminated as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at KAMAN Corp.

Action
terminated
Role
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Exact text from the filing
Mr. Lane, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Richard S. Smith, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, were notified that their employment with the Company will be terminated with an effective date of no later than May 31, 2024, in the case of Mr. Smith, and no later than June 30, 2024, in the case of Mr. Lane, in each case unless an earlier termination date is mutually agreed between each executive officer and the Company.
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.99

KAMAN Corp underwent a change of control involving Ovation Parent, Inc. (affiliated with Arcline Investment Management LP) for $46.00 per share in cash (closed 2024-04-19).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
Ovation Parent, Inc. (affiliated with Arcline Investment Management LP)
Consideration
$46.00 per share in cash
Closing
2024-04-19
Exact text from the filing
held by Parent or Merger Sub and (ii) shares of Common Stock owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) was converted into the right to receive $46.00 in cash, without interest (the “ Merger Consideration ”) and, as of the Effective Time, all such shares are no longer outstanding and have automatically been cancelled. In
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

KAMAN Corp entered into Second Supplemental Indenture with U.S. Bank National Association valued at Amendment to Indenture for 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024; conversion right changed to Refe (effective 2024-04-19).

Action
entry
Agreement
notes offering
Counterparty
U.S. Bank National Association
Value
Amendment to Indenture for 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024; conversion right changed to Refe
Effective
2024-04-19
Exact text from the filing
On April 19, 2024, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Company, Parent and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to the Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2017 (the “ Original Indenture ”), between the Company and the Trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 15, 2019 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Original Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and the Trustee, relating to the Company’s 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Convertible Senior Notes ”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.95

KAMAN Corp terminated Existing Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. valued at Repaid in full all outstanding loans and terminated all commitments (effective 2024-04-19).

Action
termination
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Value
Repaid in full all outstanding loans and terminated all commitments
Effective
2024-04-19
Exact text from the filing
On April 19, 2024, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company repaid in full all outstanding loans, together with interest and all other amounts due in connection with such repayment, under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2023 among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented) (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), and terminated all commitments thereunder.
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.95

KAMAN Corp entered into New Credit Agreement with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. valued at $815,000,000 senior secured term loan facility; $150,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facilit (effective 2024-04-19).

Action
entry
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
Value
$815,000,000 senior secured term loan facility; $150,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facilit
Effective
2024-04-19
Exact text from the filing
On April 19, 2024, Parent, as the borrower, and Ovation Parent Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Holdings ”), entered into that certain Credit Agreement with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, collateral agent, a joint lead arranger and a joint bookrunner, the lenders and L/C issuers from time to time party thereto and the other parties from time to time party thereto (the “ New Credit Agreement ”), which provides for (i) an initial senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $815,000,000 and (ii) an initial senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $150,000,000, which includes a letter of credit sub-facility in an amount equal to $75,000,000.
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